Simon & Garfunkel meets Cat Power - love it!
Great lyrics - especially the lines at the end: "Eskimo kisses completeness/Sweaters and branches and sweetness/Noses and cheeks are my weekness" — fantastic.
Grew out of my frustration at having to sing, play all the instruments, and engineer my own recording...
Baby, Would You Be My Engineer?:
Baby, would you be my engineer
and keep my headphones sounding clear?
I desperately need someone…
this is about a couple who are at odds with each other because of their goals, could also be viewed as a guy who wants his partner to commit suicide with him?
i usually play this on guitar, but for the RPM Challenge, i wanted to do it electronically…
This is truly sublime. I'm glad we had the chance to correspond about a new spin and for you turning me on to "Your" new music... Really love it. Thanks I will spread the word.
-Barney
This song has been hobbling around half-written in my psyche for eons, and it took the RPM Challenge to finally finish it!
Like many of my generation, my first peek into the world of women (and what they looked like under their clothes) was National…
start here at the airport
feels like im going blind
middle of the day in a dark bar
1000 miles away from peace of mind
im tring to remember
when i was a kid
did the sun set in my back yard
i think it did
what comes before and goes on…
nearly there!! running out of time and could i get this recorded to a click??! Hell no, so i did it live and it shows. ah well, it has a certain charm!
I remember hearing this on the RPM player a little while ago and it really caught my attention. I love simple, elegant songs like this - so much more effective that huge, songs that drone on.
Sounds like it could be a Ray Davies demo - and that's about as good as it gets!
Thanks too for the kind words about my work.
Beat created for vocal collaborator Du Yun, mixed with a slowed-down Medieval recorder estampie. Created while dwelling in the suburban wilds of Cape Coral, Lee County, FL.
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Simon & Garfunkel meets Cat Power - love it! Great lyrics - especially the lines at the end: "Eskimo kisses completeness/Sweaters and branches and sweetness/Noses and cheeks are my weekness" — fantastic.
Every DIY'ers dilemma! We can all relate... nice tune.
Alas, ordinary people don't like such kind of music. But it's a great music!
Nice album. This song was my favorite!
Awesome!
This is truly sublime. I'm glad we had the chance to correspond about a new spin and for you turning me on to "Your" new music... Really love it. Thanks I will spread the word. -Barney
Another BEAUTY!
OMG, OMG...what a GREAT track! Love the harmonies!
This is WONDERFUL! You amaze me, as you always do Colin...
this sounds familiar but fresh. i think that's something to strive for...
A heavy list for 28 days. Very enjoyable. I hope we see more from you in days to come.
I like this song. It is totally ready to be used in a soundtrack or 12.
Eclectic, provocative, cool, new, beautiful; a wonderful list. Love the rhythms in this one.
Very nice - great lyrics. Has a good 'Iron & Wine/Bonnie 'Prince Billy' feel to it.
Beautiful instrumentation - it's very difficult to do without it sounding trite or cheesy, and you made it work perfectly.
It's like you channeled late 60s Cat Stevens and Donovan at the same time (and again I hear the beauty of the Kinks)!
I remember hearing this on the RPM player a little while ago and it really caught my attention. I love simple, elegant songs like this - so much more effective that huge, songs that drone on. Sounds like it could be a Ray Davies demo - and that's about as good as it gets! Thanks too for the kind words about my work.
I didn't expect that beat to come in... a nice surprise. The whole piece develops and generates interest throughout.
great.
nice feel! I love the "airiness"